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Caleb Horan

Founder

Founder at Salem Robotics Inc

Austin, Texas, United States

FoundedSalem Robotics Inc · YC

About

Caleb Horan is co-founder and CEO of Salem Robotics. He completed graduate studies at UT Austin, where his research focused on task planning for autonomous systems, and previously worked deploying multi-robot systems at Los Alamos National Laboratory's Plutonium Division.

Founder at Salem Robotics IncYC S26

Intro paths

YC

Caleb went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jon Xu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Salem Robotics Inc's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Caleb can intro founders to Salem Robotics Inc's investors below.

Salem Robotics Inc's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Salem Robotics Inc

J(Janak (Crasun) Panthi
Janak (Crasun) PanthiFounder

Experience

  1. Salem Robotics (YC S26)CEO | Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentAustin, TX
  2. The University of Texas at AustinRobotics Research Fellowship2022 — 2025Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  3. Los Alamos National LaboratoryGraduate Researcher2022 — 2025Los Alamos, NM
  4. Los Alamos National LaboratoryEngineer Intern2019 — 2022Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States
  5. Los Alamos National LaboratoryEngineering Intern2017 — 2019Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States

Skills & more

CommunicationOral CommunicationC++ (Programming Language)C++Prototyping3D Computer Aided Design (3D CAD)MATLABPython (Programming Language)Start-up VenturesProductizationComputer VisionBehavior Trees
+12 moreOVODsROS2VLMsLarge Language Models (LLM)Robot Operating System (ROS)Task planningAlgorithmsSkill DevelopmentMotion PlanningSensorsComputer-Aided Design (CAD)Rapid Prototyping

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Caleb Horan?
Caleb Horan is co-founder and CEO of Salem Robotics. He completed graduate studies at UT Austin, where his research focused on task planning for autonomous systems, and previously worked deploying multi-robot systems at Los Alamos National Laboratory's Plutonium Division.
Where does Caleb Horan work?
Caleb Horan is Founder of Salem Robotics Inc.
What companies did Caleb Horan found?
Caleb Horan founded Salem Robotics Inc.
Where did Caleb Horan go to school?
Caleb Horan studied at The University of Texas at Austin (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering (Robotics)); The University of Texas at Austin (Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering (Robotics Designation)); Colorado State University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering).

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Janak (Crasun) PanthiFounder at Salem Robotics Inc

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